CVE-2025-10740Network attack vector

Subscriber-level link modification via missing capability check

Published Oct 24, 2025 · Updated Oct 24, 2025

Missing authorization in Exact Links 3.0.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to modify short links through its API. The verifyRequest function accepts API requests without checking the caller's WordPress capability before link-update functionality runs. A Subscriber account is sufficient to alter stored links, while public sources do not establish broader database control.

CVSS severity6.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in Exact Links 3.0.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to modify short links through its API. The verifyRequest function accepts API requests without checking the caller's WordPress capability before link-update functionality runs. A Subscriber account is sufficient to alter stored links, while public sources do not establish broader database control.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-10740
Published
Oct 24, 2025
Updated
Oct 24, 2025
Vendor
Md Yeasin Ul Haider
Product
Exact Links
Classifications
CWE-89, T1565.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 24, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 24, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <=3.0.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Md Yeasin Ul Haider · Exact Linksversion=* <=3.0.7

Published CVSS scores

6.3WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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